anthonygd

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by anthonygd 1mo ago
I read it on my honeymoon 25 years ago. That book sticks with you.
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by anthonygd 1y ago
Why do you think that would be relevant?
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by anthonygd 1y ago
> As long as you are satisfied with the productivity of that employee, what does it really matter if they produce their output in 10 hours or 40? I have different expectations depending on whether you worked 10 or 40 hours. The _reality_
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by anthonygd 2y ago
There's no excuse for repeating this. It takes seconds to see where the money actually goes: https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/feder...
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by anthonygd 2y ago
There fundamentally is going to be conflict in any system of checks and balances. Neither the SCOTUS nor POTUS get to unilaterally decide the limits. Trump hasn't been following convention, but that doesn't mean he's wrong. W
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by anthonygd 2y ago
I would assume because you're just trying to change the topic.
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by anthonygd 2y ago
If you know what fascism is then you are nearly alone in the world. Read over the Wikipedia definition of fascism and you'll find it starts with a comparison to "nailing jelly to the wall". The most solid explanation is in th
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by anthonygd 2y ago
It is extremely difficult to take seriously.
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by anthonygd 2y ago
I'm mostly seeing people who voted against this continue to grumble.
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by anthonygd 2y ago
> What of the people whose jobs aren't WFH compatible? "They get what they get?" What's your proposal here? Should I be forced into the office because it increases the chances I'll buy coffee instead of making it
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by anthonygd 2y ago
I agree with most of what you wrote, but not the implication that NYC value is obvious. >You really don't see the value of New York beyond its office buildings? I like to visit NYC a couple times a year, but absolutely don't wa
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by anthonygd 2y ago
> the US should have universal public healthcare. It's basic function of a competent nation state. Why do you say that? What do you mean by "healthcare"? Food is much more fundamental than healthcare but isn't really
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by anthonygd 2y ago
> being able to think critically. That was strongly discouraged long ago when I was in school. Completely unheard of when my daughter was in school. Sounds like you're grasping at straws here; standardized test scores are pretty ter
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by anthonygd 2y ago
> Primary implies the lack of localization No, it doesn't.
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by anthonygd 2y ago
> I tend to optimism it skews to rational over irrational I agree with the words, but don't think they mean what you think they mean :) People like to belong and be part of the "in" group so tend to think their views are m
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by anthonygd 3y ago
This is just another one of those sexist memes that needs to be forgotten. A person can have a therapist; a parody of an insecure man can have counseling from a coach. Reminds me of when Dove tried to sell a "man scrubbing tool" b
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by anthonygd 3y ago
> The Tesla likely has even more features, but the idea that you can just jump in to a brand new car and understand everything about how to use it seems far fetched. Tesla's just have terrible UX. Quit making excuses. I bought a 202
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by anthonygd 3y ago
> Of course, I'm cynical enough to believe that they, too are about reducing pushback against security procedures from the sort of people politicians actually listen to. I completely agree with this, but at the same time I paid for
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by anthonygd 3y ago
The most wealthy and powerful are generally immune to inconveniences, so don't care. The most poor are completely and totally helpless to change things. It's the group between those extremes that sign up for CLEAR; as a group thou
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by anthonygd 3y ago
> Isn't the common denominator of a midlife crisis a yearning for the past? Overwhelming nostalgia? I don't think so. I'd describe a midlife crisis as more of a fear you don't have enough time to do what's next.
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by anthonygd 3y ago
> most people go through several crises in their adult life. As a rule of thumb you have one every seven years or so. That's terrifying. I haven't recovered from the crisis 5 years ago. Not ready for another. > In particular
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by anthonygd 3y ago
I would have said they loved 3rd party developers. Apple likes to build platforms and let 3rd party developers figure out the application layer. After a third party finds a big enough market Apple will crush them and take it. It's esse
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by anthonygd 4y ago
Well, obviously you ask the CEO.
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by anthonygd 4y ago
Python might have nice features, but it also has terrible features. Like using dicts for everything. It's not enough to allow good practices, you have to prevent (or at least reduce) bad practices.
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by anthonygd 4y ago
> Yet, I never see this when discussions exists about node libraries or other languages for that matter. Huh? It's the first comment for pretty much any of these stupid performance comparisons. Does someone really think node perform
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by anthonygd 4y ago
Thank you! I've never been called really cool before :)
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by anthonygd 4y ago
(a) We're talking about how immature environmentalists are. We're not talking about whether changes should be made or what those changes should be. (b) We should draw attention to things that can improve the environment or things
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by anthonygd 4y ago
Their actions aren't "too extreme" they're too _arbitrary_. Attempting to vandalize paintings isn't helping anything. From what I've seen the media attention has been on how immature environmentalists are, not
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by anthonygd 5y ago
> Please educate yourself on the scale of youtube. Please be less smug. YouTube has no right or requirement to operate at that scale. They've consciously decided to scale past what they're able to manage well. This is no differ
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by anthonygd 5y ago
> I would agree with the author if the question was "ONLY pair programming" vs "ONLY individual programming", but that is a stupid question. I think there's some unstated context when people talk about pair progr

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